Professor of Modern British History at University of Manchester. Historian of crime. Burglary, Hotels, Inequalities. Lover of dinosaurs, gardening and 80s disco. Would-be novelist.
Eloise Moss
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Although hotels were often sites for adulterous assignations, they were less welcoming to LGBTQ customers. As late as 1976, the English Tourist Board refused to include a hotel near Littlehampton in its guidebook because it āwelcomed homosexuals with open armsā.
'A dismal, unflattering portrait of the hidden side of British life is contained in the details of Eloise Mossās well-researched The Secret Life of the Hotel... an eye-opening publication.'
Our hotels were also perilous places for chambermaids. As well as being at huge risk of sexual assault, working conditions for female domestic staff were appalling.
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Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in hotels?
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My new book The Secret Life of the Hotel is on the Independent's list of recommended books for January! www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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Racism was common in the early 20th century. Moss details how even noted Black actor and singer Paul Robeson was refused entry to the famous Savoy Hotel in 1929.
Chuffed to bits as my husband spotted my book in Deansgate Waterstones in Manchester! @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
